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The discovery of this natural resource caused rapid population growht in California in 1848 and 1849

gold

This war was prompted by the annexation of Texas

war w/ mexico

this prominent abolitionist was a conductor on the Underground Railroad

Harriet Tubman

People who went to california during the gold rush were ----

forty-niners

she fought for laws giving married women rights to own their property

susan b anthony

after josheph smith was killed by a mob in 1844, this man became the new leader of the Mormons

brigham young

this idea encouraged americans to seek new lands on the north american continent

manifest destiny

these two men are most closely linked to the discovery of gold in california

john sutter and james marshall

in the late 1700s and 1800s this renewal of religious faith inspired americans to believe that they could make society better

second great awakening

in the 1840s, people followed this trail to new land and opportunities in what is now the northwestern u.s.

oregon trail

these trappers and fur traders opened up the west by discovering the best trails through the Rockies

mountain men

some merchants who followed this trail made large profits trading w/ people who lived in territory governed by mexico

santa fe trail

this group of americans sought religious freedom in the west

mormans

he provoked war w/ mexico when he sent troops into a region claimed by both the u.s. and mexico

james k polk

this treaty ended the war w/ mexico

treaty of guadalupe hidalgo

he commanded the texas army and was the first president of the texas republic

sam houston

james marshall's discovery set off the ---

california gold rush

people of spanish heritage who lived in texas

tejanos

in the 1820s he fufilled his dead father's dream by settling a group of americans in texas

steven austin

the land that teh u.s. acquired from mexico as part of the terms of the treaty of guadalupe hidalgo

mexican cession

another name for voting rights

suffarge

she was shocked to find that some prisoners were in jail not b/c they had committed crimes, but b/c they were mentally ill. she worked to improve conditions for the mentally ill. her efforts led to the building of 32 new hospitals

dorothea dix

organized by churches, this movement was a campaign in the early 1800s to stop the drinking of alcohol

temperance

another name for the movement to end slavery

abolition

in 1837 massachusetts set up the first state board of education in the nation, with this man at its head

horace mann

this is where the planners of the women's rights convention wrote the document that begins "All men and women are created equal".

seneca falls, NY

horace mann called this "the great equalizer"

public education

they were former slaves who went on to become effective abolitionist speakers

frederick douglas and sojourner truth

she helped organize teh women's rights convention and was the primary author of the declaration of sentiments and resolutions

elizabeht cady stanton

he published an important anti-slavery newspaper called "the liberator"

william lloyd garrison

this settled the controversy over statehood for california and the issue of slavery in the other territories gained fro mexico

compromise of 1850

this act called for the residents of kansas and nebraska to vote to decide the issue of lsavery

kansas-nebraska act

white southerners charged that this book did not portray slavery accurately

uncle tom's cabin

hoping to seize weapons for a slave rebellion, this radical abolitionist captured a u.s. arsenal at harpers ferry, virginia

john brown

he was elected president in 1860

lincoln

this 1850 law helped slaveholders recapture runaway slaves

fugitive slave act

his lawsuit to gain freedom was denied in a landmark supreme court decision

dred scott

this new political party was formed by free-soilers, northern whigs, and democrats who opposed slavery

republican party

although he lost a senate seat in 1858, abraham lincoln became nationally known b/c of debates w/ this opponent during the campaign

steven a. douglas

the author of uncle tom's cabin

harriet beecher stowe

this event marked the beginning of the civil war

fort sumter

the president of the confederacy was ---

jefferson davis

this is what the southern states did when they withdrew from the union

secede

in february of 1861, the states that had withdrawn from the union formed the ---

confederate states of america

the belief that people living in a region should decide key issues

popular sovereignty

this amendment to the constitution abolished slavery

13th amendment

he assassinated presidnet abraham lincoln

john wilkes booth

this battle resulted in the bloodiest day in all of american history with neither side having gained any ground

battle of antietam

on january 1, 1863 abraham lincoln issued this announcement which freed all slaves in confederate territory. he hoped this would weaken the south's ability to fight the war

emancipation proclamation

the turning point of the civil war

battle of gettysburg

commander of the confederate army

robert e lee

commander of the union army

ulysses s grant

the major confederate mistake which led to union victory at gettysburg

pickets charge

this is where the confederate army surrendered to the union army, thus ending the civil war

appomatox court house

lincoln gave this speech to commemorate union casualties after the battle of gettysburg

gettyburg address

this amendment to the constitution gave african americans the right to vote

15th amendment

this amendment to the constitution gave african americnas full citizenship

14th amendment

southern laws designed to limit the rights of african americans

black codes

this was a form of agriculture that became common in the south, in which the landowner let the farmer work the land in return for a share of the crop. the problem with this type of agriculture was that it often created a cycle of debt fot the farmer

sharecropping

a secret group that deprived former slaves of their rights and tried to restore white control in the south

ku klux klan (kkk)

The house of representatives impeached him for violating the tenure of office act when he fired his secretary of war

johnson

the process the federal government used to readmit the confederate states into the union

reconstruction

a rumor that spread amont former slaves was that they would recieve ----

40 acres and a mule

in 1875, this act outlawed racial segregation in public services and ensured the right of african amerians to werve as jurors

civil rights act

this ended reconstruction in the southern states

compromise of 1877

The house of representatives impeached him for violating the tenure of office act when he fired his secretary of war

johnson

the process the federal government used to readmit the confederate states into the union

reconstruction

a rumor that spread amont former slaves was that they would recieve ----

40 acres and a mule

in 1875, this act outlawed racial segregation in public services and ensured the right of african amerians to serve as jurors